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Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (Text with EEA relevance)
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preservatives: substances or, when applicable, micro-organisms which protect feed against deterioration caused by micro-organisms or their metabolites;
antioxidants: substances prolonging the storage life of feedingstuffs and feed materials by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation;
emulsifiers: substances that make it possible to form or maintain a homogeneous mixture of two or more immiscible phases in feedingstuffs;
stabilisers: substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of feedingstuffs;
thickeners: substances which increase the viscosity of feedingstuffs;
gelling agents: substances which give a feedingstuff texture through the formation of a gel;
binders: substances which increase the tendency of particles of feedingstuffs to adhere;
substances for control of radionucleide contamination: substances that suppress absorption of radionucleides or promote their excretion;
anticaking agents: substances that reduce the tendency of individual particles of a feedingstuff to adhere;
acidity regulators: substances which adjust the pH of feedingstuffs;
silage additives: substances, including enzymes or micro-organisms, intended to be incorporated into feed to improve the production of silage;
denaturants: substances which, when used for the manufacture of processed feedingstuffs, allow the identification of the origin of specific food or feed materials.
colourants:
substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs;
substances which, when fed to animals, add colours to food of animal origin;
substances which favourably affect the colour of ornamental fish or birds;
flavouring compounds: substances the inclusion of which in feedingstuffs increases feed smell or palatability.
vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect;
compounds of trace elements;
amino acids, their salts and analogues;
urea and its derivatives.
digestibility enhancers: substances which, when fed to animals, increase the digestibility of the diet, through action on target feed materials;
gut flora stabilisers: micro-organisms or other chemically defined substances, which, when fed to animals, have a positive effect on the gut flora;
substances which favourably affect the environment;
other zootechnical additives.
The JRC shall be notably responsible for:
the reception, preparation, storage and maintenance of the reference samples;
the testing and evaluation or validation of the method for detection;
evaluating the data provided by the applicant for authorisation to place the feed additive on the market, for the purpose of testing and evaluation or validation of the method for detection;
submitting full evaluation reports to the Authority.
Zootechnical additives, coccidiostats and histomonostats:
the expiry date of the guarantee or the storage life from the date of manufacture,
the directions for use, and
the concentration;
Enzymes, in addition to the abovementioned indications:
the specific name of the active component or components in accordance with their enzyme activities, in conformity with the authorisation given,
the International Union of Biochemistry identification number, and
instead of concentration: units of activity (units of activity per gram or units of activity per millilitre);
Micro-organisms:
the expiry date of the guarantee or the storage life from the date of manufacture,
the directions for use,
the strain identification number, and
the number of colony-forming units per gram;
Nutritional additives:
the active-substance level, and
the expiry date of the guarantee of that level or storage life from the date of manufacture;
Technological and sensory additives with the exception of flavouring compounds:
the active substance level;
Flavouring compounds:
the incorporation rate in premixtures.
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